"Francesco Maggi's book is a
detailed and extremely well written explanation
of the fascinating theory of
Monge-Kantorovich optimal mass transfer.
I especially recommend Part IV's discussion of the
‘linear’ cost problem
and its subtle mathematical resolution."
Lawrence C. Evans, University of California, Berkeley
"Over the last three
decades, optimal transport has revolutionized the mathematical analysis of inequalities,
differential equations, dynamical systems, and their applications to physics, economics, and
computer science. By exposing the interplay between the discrete and Euclidean settings, Maggi's
book makes this development uniquely accessible to advanced undergraduates and
mathematical researchers with a minimum of
prerequisites. It includes the first textbook accounts of the
localization technique known as needle decomposition and its solution to Monge's centuries old cutting
and filling problem (1781). This book will be an indispensable tool for advanced
undergraduates and mathematical researchers alike."